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C Subramaniam had the unique distinction of serving as minister under Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri and Indira Gandhi. CS, as he was popularly known, is best-remembered as the man who provided political leadership to the Green Revolution. CS presented the budgets between 1975-76 and 1976-77.

Correct!C SubramaniamC Subramaniam had the unique distinction of serving as minister under Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri and Indira Gandhi. CS, as he was popularly known, is best-remembered as the man who provided political leadership to the Green Revolution. CS presented the budgets between 1975-76 and 1976-77.

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Which Finance Minister earlier served as an officer in the Indian Army?

1) Jaswant Singh 2) Yashwant Sinha 3) P Chidambaram

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Wrong!The correct answer is Jaswant Singh

Jaswant Singh was an officer in the Indian Army in the 1960s and is an alumnus of Mayo College and the National Defence Academy (India), Khadakwasla. He served as Finance minister in the short-lived government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Correct!Jaswant Singh Jaswant Singh was an officer in the Indian Army in the 1960s and is an alumnus of Mayo College and the National Defence Academy (India), Khadakwasla. He served as Finance minister in the short-lived government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

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Sir Ramasamy Chetty Kandasamy Shanmukham Chetty KCIE was an Indian lawyer, economist and politician who served as independent India's first finance minister from 1947 to 1949.

Correct!R K Shanmukhan Chetty Sir Ramasamy Chetty Kandasamy Shanmukham Chetty KCIE was an Indian lawyer, economist and politician who served as independent India's first finance minister from 1947 to 1949.

The first time he took over the office of the finance minister, Yashwant Sinha's government was pulled down before he could present a proper Budget and instead had to present an interim budget for 1991-92. He was appointed Union finance minister for the second time in 1998, when BJP was voted to power. In the election held in May 1991, the Congress returned to power and Manmohan Singh became the finance minister. He presented the final budget for 1991-92 in July 1991. This was the first occasion when the interim and final budgets were presented by two ministers of two different political parties.

Correct!Yashwant Sinha / Manmohan SinghThe first time he took over the office of the finance minister, Yashwant Sinha's government was pulled down before he could present a proper Budget and instead had to present an interim budget for 1991-92. He was appointed Union finance minister for the second time in 1998, when BJP was voted to power. In the election held in May 1991, the Congress returned to power and Manmohan Singh became the finance minister. He presented the final budget for 1991-92 in July 1991. This was the first occasion when the interim and final budgets were presented by two ministers of two different political parties.

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Which Indian Finance Minister presented the Union Budget maximum number of times?

1) Pranab Mukherjee 2) Morarji Desai 3) Dr Manmohan Singh

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Wrong!The correct answer is Morarji Desai

Morarji Desai was the finance minister of India from 1959-64, 1967-70 and for the third time between 1977 and 1979. During his stint as FM, Morarji raised large revenues and curbed wasteful expenditure. He brought about strict discipline in the ministry.

Correct!Morarji DesaiMorarji Desai was the finance minister of India from 1959-64, 1967-70 and for the third time between 1977 and 1979. During his stint as FM, Morarji raised large revenues and curbed wasteful expenditure. He brought about strict discipline in the ministry.

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Which Indian Finance Minister changed the budget timings for the first time in 1999-2000?

1) Yashwant Sinha 2) Jaswant Singh 3) Dr Manmohan Singh

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Wrong!The correct answer is Yashwant Sinha

Yashwant Sinha was the finance minister until July 1, 2002, when he exchanged jobs with foreign minister Jaswant Singh. Sinha, during his tenure, was forced to roll back some of his government's major policy initiatives for which he was much criticised. Still, Sinha is widely credited for pushing through several major reform measures that put the Indian economy on a firm growth trajectory.

Correct!Yashwant SinhaYashwant Sinha was the finance minister until July 1, 2002, when he exchanged jobs with foreign minister Jaswant Singh. Sinha, during his tenure, was forced to roll back some of his government's major policy initiatives for which he was much criticised. Still, Sinha is widely credited for pushing through several major reform measures that put the Indian economy on a firm growth trajectory.